They can't get enough, this is what they live for; it's in
their blood and embedded in their psyche. These war hawks that are embedded in Washington D.C. watch the
rapidly increasing violence and turmoil taking place in Syria, Iraq
and Ukraine
and they thank the Gods of war who they believe have answered their prayers.

After the fabricated war in Iraq
ended and the one in Afghanistan
began to wind down these war hawks fell into a state of deep depression and despondency.
Their lives became largely meaningless and empty and they began to feel
powerless; but deep inside they had this feeling that some way, somehow things would
change, because they always do.

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And they were not mistaken as suddenly they saw the bloody
civil war break out in Syria; that was a good start but not nearly enough to
satisfy them. Then they were encouraged when the nation of Iraq erupted once
again as ISIS, the newest terrorist group rose up and began to wreak havoc in that
country. They were further inspired when they saw the civil war in Ukraine gather momentum with Russia overtly supporting
the pro-Russian rebel forces.

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Here's why these war hawks are so overjoyed at this
increased world turmoil. They see the increasing probability of U.S. troops once again entering Iraq in
significant numbers. They are fully aware that President Obama and the Pentagon
are reconsidering the possibility of launching some sort of military attack on
Syria; and they watch as the U.S. government and their NATO partners look for
some kind of reckless, aggressive military action on the part of Russia that
would give them justification for coming to the aid of the government of
Ukraine militarily.

Yes, the Washington
war hawks must be in a state of euphoria as these tensions around the world
escalate. John "Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran" McCain and his sidekick Lindsey Graham
are obviously thrilled; Hillary the hawk Clinton, as more and more writers are referring
to her, is no doubt overjoyed and Dick Cheney is likely on his knees thanking
the gods of war for creating these bloody conflicts between nations and
factions within them.

Let's talk some more about Hillary Clinton, someone I have
to admit I once greatly admired. As a senator she did not see through the lies
of the Bush/Cheney administration and voted to approve the Iraq War. Then as
Secretary of State, instead of using statesmanship and diplomacy in world
affairs, she used her new found power to issue constant warnings to Russia, China,
Iran, Venezuela, Bolivia,
Brazil and a host of other
nations who she felt were refusing to follow the dictates of the U.S.
government.

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Village Voice reportedly referred to her as"Mama
Warbucks" and Steve Chapman stated in this article in the Chicago Tribune in
April 2014, "The former secretary of state is a long-standing and unblushing
advocate of frequent military intervention abroad."

Michael Payne is an independent, progressive activist. His writings deal with social, economic, political and foreign policy issues. He is a featured writer on Opednews and Nation of Change and his articles have appeared on many other websites (more...)